Midterm QRI

Have a look at the midterm review power point presentation. Post any questions you may have about the midterm.

Posted at Mar 09/2011 05:24PM:
cmwu: What are the key broad themes embodied by Roman art and architecture? A general review of the big picture concepts would be helpful!

Posted at Mar 10/2011 01:40PM:
jmiranda: What was the significance of the fresco of a Villa in a townhouse in Pompeii (slide 11)? How does it relate to the idea of “otium” or cultivated leisure?

What was the comparison between Pompey and Alexander the Great (slide 15)? How does Pompey’s association of his image with Alexander the Great compare to other later Roman leaders?

Can you review what we talked about for the monument of the Rabirii on the Via Appia? I know that it was a funerary monument along the Via Appia for the Rabirii family, but I don't remember the artistic significance of the monument.

Posted at Mar 10/2011 02:22PM:
cbahamon: Can we discuss private vs. imperial art and themes pertaining to both?

Posted at Mar 10/2011 05:51PM:
haoki: What is the identification for Slide No. 47? Also, it would be nice to quickly go over the change in styles (architecture, portraiture/sculptural figures, wall paintings) from the founding of the Republic to the reign of Vespasian. I understand this covers a lot, but a broad review of themes would be helpful.

Posted at Mar 10/2011 06:31PM:
midenova: Could we go over some of the main concepts and themes that relate to Aphrodisias? Also, some more details on the Victory Temples of Largo Argentina would be helpful as well.

Posted at Mar 10/2011 07:08PM:
cteitz: What is the significance of the manner in which the conquered countries are depicted on the Aphrodisias (see slide 46) and whether specific symbols or textual references link the representations to the geographic locations?

Posted at Mar 10/2011 08:17PM:
bchu: Besides bringing water to the people of France, what is the significance of the Pont du Gard aqueduct in Nimes (slide 38)?

What are some possible reasons Nero chose the scene of Odysseus and Polyphemus for the ceiling mosaic in the Nympaeum (fountain room of the Domus Aurea)?

Posted at Mar 10/2011 08:49PM:
Jmorris: Could we go over what range the ID dates have to be in? do we get points for talking about political significant of pieces?

Posted at Mar 10/2011 09:21PM:
jpardoe: Could we go over the significance of coins and how they played a role in political agendas as well as general forms of art and usage?

Posted at Mar 10/2011 09:23PM:
sengle: I do not remember discussing the necropolis at Herculaneum (slide #31). Does this slide of a necropolis that probably housed the remains of wealthy citizens serve as a juxtaposition to the funeral clubs to which many non-affluent citizens of Rome belonged?

Posted at Mar 10/2011 09:59PM:
nelder: I only saw second style frescoes in the slides. Will the other styles be emphasized on the exam?

Posted at Mar 11/2011 12:06AM:
sengle: Nelder, there was an example of First-Style wall painting as well (in the entrance of the House of the Faun).

Posted at Mar 11/2011 12:40AM:
kgroszyk: Are there going to be essay questions on the exams as well as identification of images?

Posted at Mar 11/2011 09:39AM:
zchaves: What, physically, is a standard? What was the Diribitorium used for during the Empire?

Posted at Mar 11/2011 02:36PM:
mschmidt-fellner: Do we have to know the museum that it is housed in?

Posted at Mar 12/2011 10:26AM:
milardi: If we were given slide 31 (Herculaneum Gate Necropolis) would we also have to identify the funerary monument of the istacidii family behind it?

Posted at Mar 13/2011 03:44PM:
lpress: should we be able to identify all of the objects on the slide entitled "eclecticism" (after the Villa de Papyri)?

Posted at May 06/2011 04:51PM:
nfadaifa: How should the essay be formatted